Robin LaFevers Quotes

It is this kindness of his that unsettles me most. I can dodge a blow or block a knife. I am impervious to poison and know a dozen ways to escape a chokehold or garrote wire. But kindness? I do not know how to defend against that.

Robin LaFevers

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  Robin LaFevers
  • Kindness
  • Blow
  • Block